Short description
Aimed at emergency professionals involved in a trench collapse rescue, or anyone taking part in excavation or trenching operations, this text follows the key phases of a trench rescue, showing how emergency professionals can protect their own lives while saving others.
Long description
This vital new resource demonstrates the tools and techniques necessary to safely and successfully carry out a trench rescue operation. Chapters include assessment, hazard control, support operations, emergency care, disentanglement, removal and transfer, as well as a glossary of key terms.